Shoenig v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Thomasville — Judge W. H. Hammond. December 21, 1914. The petition alleged, that the plaintiff purchased at Thomasville, Georgia, from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, for a price less than the regular fare, a ticket for a round-trip excursion from that point to Savannah, Georgia, and return, "the return scheduled to reach the said city of Thomasville on or before 12:00 (midnight), August 31st, 1914;” the ticket being sold to…
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Action for damages; from city court of Thomasville — Judge W. H. Hammond. December 21, 1914. The petition alleged, that the plaintiff purchased at Thomasville, Georgia, from the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, for a price less than the regular fare, a ticket for a round-trip excursion from that point to Savannah, Georgia, and return, "the return scheduled to reach the said city of Thomasville on or before 12:00 (midnight), August 31st, 1914;” the ticket being sold to her at a reduced rate "because the same was issued for a round trip, and limited, as to its effective date,” as above…
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The plaintiff contends that her petition was good as against a general demurrer, and that in order for a passenger to recover for wrongful expulsion from a train, it is not necessary that the conductor should have put his hands on the passenger (Central Railroad Co. v. Roberts, 91 Ga. 513, 514, 18 S. E. 315), since “the defendant company owed the duty to the plaintiff to carry her safely and properly to her destination, and under this obligation she was entitled to be treated respectfully.” Mabry v. City Electric Railway Co., 116 Ga. 624, 625 (42 S. E.…
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- Central Railroad & Banking Co. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- McClure v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LippmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
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- Gruhl v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918